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biggin
noun 
  1. (archaic) A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood.
  • 1819: "my brain has been topsy-turvy, they say, ever since the was bound first round my head; so turning me upside down may peradventure restore it again." " Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
    1. (historical) An official's hood or coif.
    2. Coffee pot that has separate areas for heating the coffee and water.
Etymology: From French béguin. Compare beguine.

     
 
  

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